Floyd Crosby

Master documentary cinematographer who shot films for both Robert Flaherty and Joris Ivens before turning to narrative features. After a couple of Hollywood pictures, most notably "High Noon" (1952),...
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David Crosby baffled by Vatican support

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WENN.com
May 28, 2014

Veteran rocker David Crosby still can't understand why he was named the maker of the second greatest album of all time in a bizarre stunt by the Vatican. Catholic Church bosses published a list of their favourite ever records in 2010, naming The Beatles' Revolver in top spot with Crosby's 1971 solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name, in second place and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon in third.
Crosby admits his inclusion so high on the list still confuses him four years on, and he is not the only rocker who was left baffled by the announcement.
He tells Q magazine, "No one has yet worked out what the hell that was all about. And why should the Vatican have an opinion on music in the first place? And to chose me?! It baffles me as much as it baffles you, man. I got an email from David Gilmour saying, 'Dammit! - Pink Floyd only came in third'."

Former Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has recruited fellow rock legends David Crosby and Graham Nash for his new solo album. Working on the follow-up to his 2006 release On an Island, which also featured the duo, the guitarist called on two thirds of Crosby, Stills & Nash to join him in the studio again.
Nash reveals, "He said, 'What the hell would it cost you to have David Crosby and Graham Nash getting on a bloody train to Brighton to sing with you?' We’re musicians. We love good songs. We’ll sing them until we are dead."

Summary

Master documentary cinematographer who shot films for both Robert Flaherty and Joris Ivens before turning to narrative features. After a couple of Hollywood pictures, most notably "High Noon" (1952), Crosby began a long-time collaboration with producer-director Roger Corman. Son is rock 'n' roll performer David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash fame.

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David Crosby

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member of the rock trio Crosby, Stills & Nash; appeared as a bathrobed homeowner in "Backdraft" and as a buccaneer in "Hook" (both 1991)